# iHeart Media: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/iheart-media

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Audio and podcast advertising](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audio-and-podcast-advertising/index.md) | 0% | 41 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "iHeart is the better choice if you're buying podcast and broadcast radio together." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Audio advertising)
- "Podcast + radio combined reach" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Audio advertising)

## And against it

- "Offers large reach, but may have higher minimums than pure self-serve platforms" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Audio advertising)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named iHeart Media, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- audiogo.com: 4
- millionpodcasts.com: 4
- acast.com: 3
- siriusxmmedia.com: 3
- cohostpodcasting.com: 2
- influencermarketinghub.com: 2
- podderapp.com: 2
- ads.spotify.com: 1
- adshelp.spotify.com: 1
- adtonos.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://millionpodcasts.com/blog/best-podcast-ad-networks-and-advertising-platforms: 4
- https://audiogo.com/: 3
- https://acast.com/en/news-and-insights/best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks: 2
- https://acast.com/en/news-and-insights/podcast-advertising-the-ultimate-guide: 2
- https://cohostpodcasting.com/resources/podcast-advertising-platforms: 2
- https://influencermarketinghub.com/audio-advertising/audio-ad-platforms: 2
- https://podderapp.com/post/best-podcast-advertising-platforms: 2
- https://acast.com/en-gb/news-and-insights/the-best-podcast-advertising-platforms-and-networks-in-2026: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.